Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - authority
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Authority
authority
(authorities) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections... N-PLURAL: oft the N 2. An authority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions. ...the Health Education Authority... Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority. N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft in names see also local authority 3. Authority is the right to command and control other people. The judge had no authority to order a second trial. N-UNCOUNT 4. If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say. He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others. N-UNCOUNT 5. Authority is official permission to do something. The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors. = authorization N-UNCOUNT 6. Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it. He’s universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs. = expert N-COUNT: N on n 7. If you say you have it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it. I have it on good authority that there’s no way this light can cause skin cancer. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR that
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noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English auctorite, from Anglo-French auctorite, from Latin auctoritat-, auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) a citation (as from a book or file) used in defense or support (2) the source from which the citation is drawn b. (1) a conclusive statement or set of statements (as an official decision of a court) (2) a decision taken as a precedent (3) testimony c. an individual cited or appealed to as an expert 2. a. power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior b. freedom granted by one in ~ ; right 3. a. persons in command; specifically government b. a governmental agency or corporation to administer a revenue-producing public enterprise the transit ~ 4. a. grounds, warrant had excellent ~ for believing the claim b. convincing force lent ~ to the performance Synonyms: see influence, power ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the power or right to enforce obedience. b (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) delegated power. 2 (esp. in pl.) a person or body having authority, esp. political or administrative. 3 a an influence exerted on opinion because of recognized knowledge or expertise. b such an influence expressed in a book, quotation, etc. (an authority on vintage cars). c a person whose opinion is accepted, esp. an expert in a subject. 4 the weight of evidence. Etymology: ME f. OF autorit{eacute} f. L auctoritas f. auctor: see AUTHOR ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) орган(изация); мн. ч. органы власти 2) вчт. полномочия (пользователя) - airworthiness authority - aviation security authority - calibration authority - certifying authority - meteorological authority - standardizing authority - supervising authority in metrology ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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building authorities competent authority local planning authority specifying authority supervising authority ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) власть 2) полномочие 3) авторитет, влияние, значение 4) крупный специалист, авторитет 5) авторитетный источник authority to pay — разрешение на выплату - subject authority ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) власть, полномочие, влияние 2) авторитет, специалист 3) орган, управление, отдел • - Atomic Energy Authority - Civil Aviation Authority - Commodity Exchange Authority - Federal Reserve Authorities - abuse of authority - accepting authority - act on one's authority - act with the authority of law - actual authority - apparent authority - appropriate authority - authority for payment - authority for purchase - authority in law - authority of Parliament - authority to bind company - authority to issue instructions - authority to negotiate - basin authority - borrowing authority - budget authorities - by authority - certificate of authority - command authority - constituted authorities - control authorities - control authority - decision-making authority - economic authorities - exchange control authorities - executive authority - executive authority - exercise of authority - full voting authority over stock - general authority - know on good authority - legal authority - legislative authority - local authorities - monetary authorities - obligational authorities - operating authority - partial voting authority over stock - public authorities - regulatory authority - sapiential authority - standby authorities - state run public authorities - supreme authority - taxation authority - total obligational authorities - total obligational authority - undivided authority - voting authority Syn: power AUTHORITY 1) орган власти; администрация; учреждение; ведомство 2) право; полномочие; сфера компетенции 3) прецедент 4) крупный специалист, авторитет – administrative authority – approval authority – case authority – command authority – concurrent authority – examining authority under PCT – formal authorities – international preliminary examination authority – issuing authority – searching authority AUTHORITY сущ. 1) пол., юр. власть...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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управление (государственная корпорация) См. Chicago Port Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, MARTA, MBTA, Port of New York Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. власть supreme authority —- верховная власть the authority of Parliament —- власть (полномочия) парламента a man set in authority —- лицо, облеченное властью to have authority —- иметь власть who is in authority here? —- кто здесь за главного?; кто здесь командует? 2. полномочие; право, права; компетенция to give authority —- давать полномочия who gave you the authority to do this? —- кто уполномочил вас сделать это? to act with the authority of the law —- действовать на основании закона to act on smb.'s authority —- действовать на основании полученных полномочий to act on one's own authority —- действовать самостоятельно (по собственному почину, на свой страх и риск) only the treasurer has the authority to make payments —- только казначей имеет право совершать выплаты 3. документ, подтверждающий полномочия; доверенность; ордер; грамота и т. п. here is my authority —- вот документ, подтверждающий мои полномочия 4. власти, начальство; администрация local authorities —- местные власти; органы местного самоуправления the municipal authorities —- муниципальные власти to apply to the authorities —- обратиться к властям 5. воен. инстанция; начальник 6. орган, управление; отдел Port of London A. —- Управление Лондонского порта National Command authority —- Высшее национальное военное командование (в США) 7. авторитет, вес, влияние to...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) власть - the authority of Parliament - man set in authority 2) usu. pl. власти to apply to the authorities - обратиться к властям 3) полномочие (for; тж. с инф.) who gave you the authority to do this? - кто уполномочил вас сделать это? 4) авторитет, вес, влияние, значение to carry authority - иметь влияние 5) авторитет, крупный специалист 6) авторитетный источник (книга, документ) 7) основание on the authority of the press - на основании газетных сообщений, по утверждению газет Syn: see jurisdiction ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 »POWER« the power you have because of your official position or because people respect your knowledge and experience (None of us questioned my father's authority. | the voice of authority (=a way of speaking that makes people respect you)) (Witten spoke with the voice of authority.) 2 the authorities the people or organizations that are in charge of a particular country or area (British police are cooperating with the Malaysian authorities.) 3 »ORGANIZATION« an official organization or a local goverment department which controls public affairs, provides public services etc (the Brewer Transit Authority | local authority) (BrE) (You can claim housing benefit from the local authority.) 4 I have it on good authority used to say that you are sure that something is true because you trust the person who told you about it 5 »EXPERT« someone who knows a lot about a subject and whose knowledge and opinions are greatly respected + on (Professor Erikson is one of the world's leading authorities on tropical disease.) 6 »PERMISSION« official permission to do something (Whose authority are you acting on?) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from O.Fr. auctoritй, from L. auctoritatem (nom. auctoritas), from auctor "author" (see author). Authoritarian is recorded from 1879. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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